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Minn. Stat. § 97A.315

TRESPASS.

1986 c 386 art 1 s 48; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 22; 2023 c 60 art 4 s 45

Subdivision 1. Criminal penalties.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person that violates a provision of section 97B.001 , relating to trespass is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person:

(1) knowingly disregards signs prohibiting trespass;

(2) trespasses after personally being notified by the landowner or lessee not to trespass; or

(3) is convicted of violating this section more than once in a three-year period.

(c) Notwithstanding section 609.101, subdivision 4 , clause (2), for a misdemeanor violation, the minimum fine for a person who operates an off-highway motorcycle, off-road vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or snowmobile in violation of this section must not be less than the amount set forth in section 84.775 .

Subd. 2. License revocations.

(a) If a person is convicted of trespassing under subdivision 1 while exercising or attempting to exercise an activity licensed under the game and fish laws or requiring snowmobile registration under section 84.82 , the applicable license and registration are null and void.

(b) A person convicted of a gross misdemeanor under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), may not be issued a license to take game for two years after the conviction.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.